Teosinte

Teosinte
	Two teosintes
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
(unranked):	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Genus:	Zea; L.
species
	Z. diploperennis; Z. luxurians; Z. mays ssp. huehuetenangensis; Z. mays ssp. mays (maize); Z. mays ssp. mexicana; Z. mays ssp. parviglumis; Z. nicaraguensis; Z. perennis

The teosintes are a group of large grasses of the genus Zea found in Mexico, Guatemala and Nicaragua.

There are five recognized species of teosinte: Zea diploperennis, Zea perennis, Zea luxurians, Zea nicaraguensis and Zea mays.

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